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Mertie West and Wes Witherby stand outside a gas station while Zetta Witherby walks to the restroom, Baker, 1939

Description:
Photograph, from left to right, of Mertie West, Wes Witherby and Zetta Witherby milling about a gas station in Baker, California. Mertie West stands at left and looks to the camera with a purse under her arm and her hands clutched in front of her. Behind her to the right, Wes Witherby stands facing the right and looks away. Beyond Wes on the right, Zetta Witherby walks away from the camera towards the building in the background. At the far right, an unknown man dressed in white leans over the passenger side of a car (partial view). The building stretches across the top half of the image. The top portion of the building has, "[C]AFE STANDARD OIL PROD[...]," written on it. Beneath it, there is a covered, but open area with doors and windows.
Date:
March, 1939
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie West and Wes Witherby stand outside a gas station while Zetta Witherby walks to the restroom, Baker, 1939

Mertie West and H. H. West, Jr. are viewed from above as they walk over boulders towards the beach in La Jolla, San Diego, about 1930

Description:
Photograph, from left to right, of Mertie West and H. H. West, Jr. walking down an outcrop of boulders along the beach; they are viewed from above. Mertie and H. H. West walk across some rocks in the near distance at center. Both have their backs to the camera and stand below the camera. An outcrop of rocks stands behind Mertie's back and extends on an upward angle from the lower right corner towards the upper left corner. Beyond the rocks at left, the beach extends vertically along the left edge. The coastline runs along the line of the boulders and the beach. H. H., Jr. stands closer to the water. The rock he stands on juts out into the water to the right. Beachgoers sit atop the boulders at left and others play in the water at upper right.
Date:
[circa 1930]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie West and H. H. West, Jr. are viewed from above as they walk over boulders towards the beach in La Jolla, San Diego, about 1930

Worm's-eye view of Mertie West standing next to a Christmas present fixed up for Wes Witherby by H. H. West, Los Angeles, 1936

Description:
An out-of-focus photograph of Mertie West standing next to a tall box that H. H. West fixed up for Wes Witherby to put on Will Shaw's Christmas tree. A tall box decorated for Christmas stands at center, on a sidewalk. The bottom third of the box is decorated with a brick print and extends beyond the bottom edge of the image. Above the brick print, it reads, "It's Christmas ti[me]." Mertie West stands with the box, behind and to the left of it, and looks to the camera. She is viewed from a worm's-eye perspective. At right, a street is peeks from behind the box. Tall palm trees stand in the background.
Date:
December, 1936
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Worm's-eye view of Mertie West standing next to a Christmas present fixed up for Wes Witherby by H. H. West, Los Angeles, 1936

Mertie West and H. H. West pose in front of a car, Valdez, 1946

Description:
Photograph, from left to right, of Mertie West and H. H. West posing in front of a car parked along a street in Valdez. The photograph appears to tilt slightly downward to the left. The wood-plank road stretches through the foreground on an upward angle from left to right. Mertie and H. H. West stand, left-of-center, and smile to the camera. Mertie leans to the left as H. H. holds onto her by the arm. Behind them, a car is parked. It is viewed at an angle from the side; its front end extends past the left frame. Businesses line the far side of the street. An awning hangs over the sidewalk. A barber shop sign hangs down from the awning behind and to the right of H. H. Etching in the window of the business at far right reads, "CORDELL TRANSFER STORAGE CO. Phone 28 FUEL." A few people stand on the sidewalk and along the right edge in the background.
Date:
August 9, 1946
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie West and H. H. West pose in front of a car, Valdez, 1946

Mertie West drinks from Pilgrim Spring in front of the post office, Plymouth, 1947

Description:
Photograph of Mertie West drinking from the Pilgrim Spring fountain which stands outside the Plymouth Post Office Building. A sidewalk stretches along the bottom edge at an angle. The stone fountain stands off-center to the left. It is viewed at an angle from the front, facing slightly left. Atop the fountain, an inscribed tablet rises from the center of the fountain. It reads, "PILGRIM SPRING ON THE MEERSTEAD SET OFF TO ELDER WILLIAM BREWSTER IN THE ORIGINAL ALLOTMENT DECEMBER 1620 ERECTED BY THE TOWN 1915 FREELY DRINK AND QUENCH YOUR [...] HERE DRANK THE PILGRIM FATHERS [...]." Below the tablet, a spigot extends from the front of the fountain's base. Immediately behind and to the right of the fountain, Mertie West hunches over the right end of the fountain and drinks. She stands in profile, facing left. The brick exterior of the Post Office Building stands in partial view along the right half of the image, extending out-of-frame. In the background at left, houses are visible lining Leyden Street.
Date:
October, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie West drinks from Pilgrim Spring in front of the post office, Plymouth, 1947

Mertie West poses at the base of the National Monument to the Forefathers, Plymouth, 1947

Description:
Photograph of Mertie West standing at the base of the National Monument to the Forefathers in Plymouth, Massachusetts. A grassy expanse stretches across the bottom edge and slopes upward as extends into the distance. At the top of the hill, the National Monument to the Forefathers stands at center. The allegorical statue is viewed at an angle from the back. Three seated figures representing, from left to right: Law, Education and Liberty, surround the bottom of the octagonal base. The figures face outward from the statue. Tablets are inset into the sides of the plinth, between the figures. Atop the the tall base, the figure of Faith stands. She is draped in a stola and raises her near hand to the sky. The monument towers over Mertie West, who stands at left, below the figure of Education. Mertie faces towards the camera.
Date:
October, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie West poses at the base of the National Monument to the Forefathers, Plymouth, 1947

Nina Meyers and Mertie West pose while Glen Velzy works on some mending in the backyard of his cabin, San Gabriel Mountains, 1941

Description:
Photograph, from left to right, of Nina Meyers, Mertie West and Glen Velzy in the backyard of Glen Velzy's cabin as viewed from up a hill in Santa Anita Canyon. Looking down into the backyard, Nina Meyers and Mertie West pose in front of the cabin in the near distance at left. Glen Velzy sits in a chair to the right and works on some mending. Behind Nina and Mertie, the cabin stands in partial view. A tree stands behind Glen. Beyond the tree, a low stone wall stretches from behind the cabin and across the image where it extends out-of-frame on the right. Trees surround the property.
Date:
July 4-6, 1941
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Nina Meyers and Mertie West pose while Glen Velzy works on some mending in the backyard of his cabin, San Gabriel Mountains, 1941

Mertie West and Margaret Deming pose on the beach, Hermosa Beach, 1937

Description:
A blurry photograph, from left to right, of Mertie West and Margaret Deming sitting on their blanket on the sand in Hermosa Beach. Margaret sits forward of Mertie and reclines back on outstretched arms. Mertie sits behind her to the left on the blanket with her legs outstretched behind Margaret. Both look to camera. Behind them and to the left, several umbrellas stand pitched in the sand. To the right, beach visitors stand on the Strand in front of Zucca's.
Date:
August 1, 1937
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie West and Margaret Deming pose on the beach, Hermosa Beach, 1937

H. H. West, Frances Wells and Mertie West pose outside the front gate of Fort Richardson Post Cemetery, Fort Richardson, 1946

Description:
An out-of-focus photograph, from left to right, of H. H. West, Frances Wells and Mertie West posing outside the front gate of Fort Richardson Post Cemetery. A gravel road stretches across the foreground on an upward angle from left to right. Beyond the road, a white picket fence runs parallel to the road. In the near distance, at center, H. H. West, Frances Wells and Mertie West stand in a row in front of and beneath the entry gate. All look to the camera. Directly behind them stands the entry gate to Fort Richardson National Cemetery. On the top of the gateway, it reads, "FORT RICHARDSON POST CEMETERY." A portion of the gate is open behind and to the right of the group. The cemetery extends into the distance, obscured by the fencing.
Date:
August 25, 1946
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Kinsell, William Leonard, $ 1877-1962
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
H. H. West, Frances Wells and Mertie West pose outside the front gate of Fort Richardson Post Cemetery, Fort Richardson, 1946

Mertie West, Frances Wells and W. L. Kinsell pose outside the front gate of Fort Richardson Post Cemetery, Fort Richardson, 1946

Description:
An out-of-focus photograph, from left to right, of Mertie West, Frances Wells and W. L. Kinsell posing outside the front gate of Fort Richardson Post Cemetery. A gravel road stretches horizontally across the foreground. Beyond the road, a white picket fence runs parallel to the road. In the near distance, right-of-center, Mertie West, Frances Wells and W. L. Kinsell stand in a row in front of the entry gate and perimeter fencing. All look to the camera. Directly behind them stands the entry gate to Fort Richardson National Cemetery. On the top of the gateway, it reads, "FORT RICHARDSON POST CEMETERY." A portion of the gate is open behind the group. The cemetery extends into the distance, obscured by the fencing.
Date:
August 25, 1946
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie West, Frances Wells and W. L. Kinsell pose outside the front gate of Fort Richardson Post Cemetery, Fort Richardson, 1946

Mertie West, Zetta Witherby, Dode Witherby and Will Witherby pose outside Zetta and Dode Witherby's residence, Los Angeles, 1948

Description:
Photograph, from left to right, of Mertie West, Zetta Witherby, Dode (Sarah) Witherby and Will Witherby posing outside Zetta and Dode Witherby's residence on North Stanley Avenue. The group stands on a curving walkway at center. All look to camera. A suitcase sits on the walkway in front of them. Behind and to the right of Will Witherby, a lawn stretches past the front of the house and out-of-frame. The front of the Witherbys' house stretches across the background on an angle. The front door stands behind Mertie and Zetta. A number plate to the left of the door reads, "501." The house extends back to the right. Hedges and shrubbery line the space below a window at right. Wide, opaque, white bands originate in the lower left and lower right corners and extend upward along their respective edges.
Date:
August, 1948
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie West, Zetta Witherby, Dode Witherby and Will Witherby pose outside Zetta and Dode Witherby's residence, Los Angeles, 1948

Will Witherby, Dode Witherby, Zetta Witherby and Mertie West pose at Los Angeles Airport, Los Angeles, 1948

Description:
Photograph, from left to right, of Will Witherby, Dode (Sarah) Witherby, Zetta Witherby and Mertie West posing outside a building at Los Angeles Airport. The group stands at center. Will Witherby stands leftmost and looks directly to camera. All the women stand facing slightly left. Dode and Zetta Witherby look to camera while Mertie West gazes off to the left. An unknown man stands in the near distance behind and between Zetta and Mertie. The airport's grounds stretch behind the group. A building enters frame at right and stretches back towards the left. Signage on the front of the building reads, "TRANS WO[...]." Opaque white patches occupy the lower left and lower right corners.
Date:
August, 1948
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Will Witherby, Dode Witherby, Zetta Witherby and Mertie West pose at Los Angeles Airport, Los Angeles, 1948

Agnes Whitaker, Josie Shaw, Mertie West and H. H. West posing in their "formal" attire, Mono County, 1941

Description:
Group photograph, from left to right, of Agnes Whitaker, Josie Shaw, Mertie West and H. H. West posing in their "formal" dress before attending a dinner with the Guptills at a nearby camp near Rock Creek. All stand atop rock-covered ground and look to the camera. They have embellished their camp clothes to appear to be formal dress. Trees and low brush stretch into the distance behind them.
Date:
1941
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Agnes Whitaker, Josie Shaw, Mertie West and H. H. West posing in their "formal" attire, Mono County, 1941

Agnes Whitaker, Josie Shaw, Forrest Whitaker and Mertie West posing in their "formal" attire, Mono County, 1941

Description:
Group photograph, from left to right, of Agnes Whitaker, Josie Shaw, Forrest Whitaker and Mertie West posing in their "formal" dress before attending a dinner with the Guptills at a nearby camp near Rock Creek. All stand atop rock-covered ground and look to the camera. They have embellished their camp clothes to appear to be formal dress. Trees and low brush stretch into the distance behind them.
Date:
1941
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Agnes Whitaker, Josie Shaw, Forrest Whitaker and Mertie West posing in their "formal" attire, Mono County, 1941